BRIEF OF AMICUS CURIAE [________________________________________]
IN THE COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE [________] DISTRICT OF TEXAS
AT [________________]
No.: [________________]
[________________________________________],
Appellant,
v.
[________________________________________],
Appellee.
On Appeal from the [________________] District Court
[________________] County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No.: [________________]
Hon. [________________________________________], Presiding
IDENTITY OF PARTIES AND COUNSEL
Amicus Curiae:
[________________________________________]
Represented by:
[________________________________________], State Bar No. [________________]
[________________________________________]
[________________________________________]
Phone: [________________] | Email: [________________]
Appellant:
[________________________________________]
Represented by: [________________________________________]
Appellee:
[________________________________________]
Represented by: [________________________________________]
DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
Pursuant to Tex. R. App. P. 11:
This brief is tendered on behalf of [________________________________________].
☐ No fee has been paid or is to be paid for preparing this brief, except as follows: [________________________________________]
☐ No party or party's counsel authored this brief in whole or in part
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- Interest of Amicus Curiae
- Summary of Argument
- Argument
- Conclusion and Prayer
- Certificate of Compliance
- Certificate of Service
TABLE OF AUTHORITIES
| Authority | Page(s) |
|---|---|
| Cases | |
| [________________________________________] | [____] |
| [________________________________________] | [____] |
| Statutes and Rules | |
| [________________________________________] | [____] |
| [________________________________________] | [____] |
| Other Authorities | |
| [________________________________________] | [____] |
1. INTEREST OF AMICUS CURIAE
[________________________________________] respectfully submits this brief as amicus curiae in support of ☐ Appellant ☐ Appellee ☐ Neither Party.
[________________________________________] is [describe organization, expertise, or interest]:
[________________________________________]
[________________________________________]
2. SUMMARY OF ARGUMENT
[________________________________________]
[________________________________________]
[________________________________________]
3. ARGUMENT
A. [First Issue]
[________________________________________]
[________________________________________]
[________________________________________]
B. [Second Issue]
[________________________________________]
[________________________________________]
[________________________________________]
C. [Third Issue (if applicable)]
[________________________________________]
[________________________________________]
4. CONCLUSION AND PRAYER
For the foregoing reasons, amicus curiae [________________________________________] respectfully requests that this Court [________________________________________].
Respectfully submitted,
Signature: ________________________________________
Printed Name: [________________________________________]
State Bar No.: [________________]
Firm: [________________________________________]
Address: [________________________________________]
Phone: [________________]
Fax: [________________]
Email: [________________]
Attorney for Amicus Curiae
5. CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE
Pursuant to Tex. R. App. P. 9.4(i)(3), I certify that this brief contains [________] words, as measured by the word-count function of [word processing program]. This brief complies with the typeface requirements of Tex. R. App. P. 9.4(e) and the word-count limitations of Tex. R. App. P. 9.4(i).
Signature: ________________________________________
Date: [__/__/____]
6. CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I certify that on [__/__/____], a true and correct copy of this Brief of Amicus Curiae was served on the following counsel of record by:
☐ Electronic filing (eFile Texas)
☐ Certified mail, return receipt requested
☐ Hand delivery
| Counsel | Address / Email |
|---|---|
| [________________________________________] | [________________________________________] |
| [________________________________________] | [________________________________________] |
Signature: ________________________________________
Date: [__/__/____]
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